#Tanya Melendez

[charlotteswebbbbb]

Spring 2024 Men's capsule collection by Tyler, the Creator, available in March. Photos by Luis Perez, production design by Miranda Lorenz and Hensel Martinez. Hair by Tanya Melendez and Ronnie McCoy III.

#parsed #fashion #set design

[elliotanderick]

@badbunnypr in @maisonmargiela for @time cover story 🎀 Team credits: Photographs: Elliot & Erick Jiménez @elliotanderick Stylist: Nycole Sariol @nycolesariol Executive Producer: May Lin Le Goff for Aries Rising Projects @maylinlegoff @ariesrisingprojects Production Coordinator: Nikki Cardona @ncovrt Make Up: Bo at The Wall Group @bo_champagne @thewallgroup Hair: Tanya Melendez at The Only Agency @ladysoulfly @theonly.agency Lighting Technicians: Paula Andrea, Khalilah Pianta @sup.paulaandrea @khalilah.pianta Digital Technician: Tara Raine @tara__raine Styling Assistant: Jax Chen @jax_wc) Production Assistant: Kayleigh Hair @kayleigh_alyson Studio: Smashbox Stu dios LA @smashboxstudios https://www.instagram.com/p/CqV5-ERAtAl/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[rodadecuia]

#fashion #MODA #MODALATINO-AMERICANA #NOVAIORQUE

[nofatclips-home]

Kiss of the Rabbit God (兔兒神) by Andrew Thomas Huang [Making of] [Deleted Scene]

#movie #short #film #short movie #short film #andrew thomas huang #tu'er shen #sara nassim #teddy lee #jeff chen #rina yang #stella deng #stella wanshu deng #stephanie strate #tanya melendez #nathan ruyle

[nofatclips]

Shades of Blue by Kelsey Lu - Director: Vincent Haycock

#music #kelsey lu #music video #vincent haycock #evan prosofsky #jo carkner #jay clennan #tanya melendez #megan crouse #alex fisch #mindy lebrock #jackie kelman bisbee #liberty padre #grace loeppky #bray jorstad #jered boyce #chris merrell #abigail flint #kelsey mcjunkins #kelsey lu mcjunkins #video

[theleoisallinthemind]

Photo: Amanda Lopez. Styling: Tanya Melendez

#Amanda Lopez #Tanya Melendez #blue

[toanmagazine]

Staff Pick: Joyce Wrice by: Amanda Lopez and Tanya Melendez, recently exhibited in the collaborative show, Adornment.

#Staff Pick #Joyce Wrice #Amanda Lopez #Tanya Melendez #art exhibition #Adornment #TOAN #TOAN Magazine #FilmPhoto

[ripsofthetmnt]

special poses for baron draxum by Tanya Melendez (color stylist for rottmnt)

source: x

#tmnt #rottmnt #official content #baron draxum #spoilers #model sheets #photo

[uchidakoichi]

Kiss of the Rabbit God (兔兒神) from Andrew Thomas Huang on Vimeo.

A Chinese-American restaurant worker falls in love with an 18th century Qing dynasty god who visits him at night and leads him on a journey of sexual awakening and self discovery.

Writer/Director: Andrew Thomas Huang Producer: Sara Nassim

Starring:

Teddy Lee (as “Matt”) Jeff Chen (as “Tu’er Shen” aka The Rabbit God)

Cinematographer: Rina Yang Production Designer: Stella Deng Hair Makeup & Adornments: Tanya Melendez Costume Designer: Stephanie Strate Sound Designer: Nathan Ruyle Editor & Original Music Composer: Andrew Thomas Huang Colorist: Gregory Reese at The Mill Executive Producers: Sara Greco & Natalie Difford

Production Company: Collider Made with support from Cinereach & Nowness

DIRECTOR STATEMENT:

In 2018 I was asked by London-based culture platform NOWNESS to create a film on the theme "Define Sex." As a queer Asian filmmaker I had yet been tasked with the challenge of representing my sexual identity on screen. This challenge was a loaded one. Having grown up with a deficit of queer Asian visibility onscreen along with the frequent stigmatization and devaluing of Asian male bodies in Western visual culture, being asked to create a piece centered around queer Asian characters became a dauntingly personal journey for me to unpack these issues, while also crafting a story that I felt enriched our collective imagination of what queer Asian male love, sex and intimacy could aspire to be.

On a trip to Mexico City, I encountered an exhibition on Xōchipilli, the Aztec god of flowers and patron of gay love. The story of Xōchipilli inspired me to redirect my lens toward my own Chinese heritage, through which I found the Qing dynasty story of Tu'er Shen, 兔兒神 , known as the Rabbit God. Written by 18th century poet Yuan Mei, the myth of Tu'er Shen traces a Fujianese soldier who was sentenced to death for professing his love to another man. In death, the soldier was ordained The Rabbit God and became the patron deity of gay love. Today, Tu'er Shen is still worshipped at a temple dedicated to him in New Taipei City, Taiwan where religious ceremonies are performed for gay couples.

This research led me to craft a narrative about a Chinese restaurant worker who encounters Tu'er Shen as a ghostly visitor. Nightly visits from the god blossom into a tryst that empowers the boy to release his sense of trapped invisibility and embark on a journey of sexual awakening and discovery. Interweaving my personal family history in the Chinese restaurant business with the richness of Chinese mythology, "Kiss of the Rabbit God" is a confession and a love letter to my queer Asian community and tells the story of a lover's quest for self-possession to own one's desire and unlock sexual intimacy through spiritual embodiment.

[museumatfit]

#MyMFIT Tanya Melendez

I have many memories at MFIT. It is my home away from home. Two stories that stand out are symposium related, which makes sense since I organize public programs. My son Adrián was born the day after the Japan symposium. He patiently waited for the event to end and came to the world 12 hours after the symposium reception. The other memory is when I spoke at our Pink symposium. I was so thrilled to present my research on Mexican fashion. It truly is one of the highlights of my career. I loved Pink and I loved Japan. Now that I think about it, those are probably my two favorite shows. 

Tanya Melendez, Senior Curator of Education & Public Programs, MFIT 

#MyMFIT #MuseumatFIT #museumeducation #historyofpink #japanfashionnow #MFITat50 #fashionculture

[liuxiang]

Kiss of the Rabbit God (兔兒神) from Andrew Thomas Huang on Vimeo.

A Chinese-American restaurant worker falls in love with an 18th century Qing dynasty god who visits him at night and leads him on a journey of sexual awakening and self discovery.

Writer/Director: Andrew Thomas Huang Producer: Sara Nassim

Starring:

Teddy Lee (as “Matt”) Jeff Chen (as “Tu’er Shen” aka The Rabbit God)

Cinematographer: Rina Yang Production Designer: Stella Deng Hair Makeup & Adornments: Tanya Melendez Costume Designer: Stephanie Strate Sound Designer: Nathan Ruyle Editor & Original Music Composer: Andrew Thomas Huang Colorist: Gregory Reese at The Mill Executive Producers: Sara Greco & Natalie Difford

Production Company: Collider Made with support from Cinereach & Nowness

DIRECTOR STATEMENT:

In 2018 I was asked by London-based culture platform NOWNESS to create a film on the theme "Define Sex." As a queer Asian filmmaker I had yet been tasked with the challenge of representing my sexual identity on screen. This challenge was a loaded one. Having grown up with a deficit of queer Asian visibility onscreen along with the frequent stigmatization and devaluing of Asian male bodies in Western visual culture, being asked to create a piece centered around queer Asian characters became a dauntingly personal journey for me to unpack these issues, while also crafting a story that I felt enriched our collective imagination of what queer Asian male love, sex and intimacy could aspire to be.

On a trip to Mexico City, I encountered an exhibition on Xōchipilli, the Aztec god of flowers and patron of gay love. The story of Xōchipilli inspired me to redirect my lens toward my own Chinese heritage, through which I found the Qing dynasty story of Tu'er Shen, 兔兒神 , known as the Rabbit God. Written by 18th century poet Yuan Mei, the myth of Tu'er Shen traces a Fujianese soldier who was sentenced to death for professing his love to another man. In death, the soldier was ordained The Rabbit God and became the patron deity of gay love. Today, Tu'er Shen is still worshipped at a temple dedicated to him in New Taipei City, Taiwan where religious ceremonies are performed for gay couples.

This research led me to craft a narrative about a Chinese restaurant worker who encounters Tu'er Shen as a ghostly visitor. Nightly visits from the god blossom into a tryst that empowers the boy to release his sense of trapped invisibility and embark on a journey of sexual awakening and discovery. Interweaving my personal family history in the Chinese restaurant business with the richness of Chinese mythology, "Kiss of the Rabbit God" is a confession and a love letter to my queer Asian community and tells the story of a lover's quest for self-possession to own one's desire and unlock sexual intimacy through spiritual embodiment.

[moma]

Research Spotlight: The Door-Knocker Earring “I’ve come to embrace these items as symbols of resistance, and believe I have a right to be taken seriously no matter what I have on. I should be able to define myself and not be put into a box because of what I’m wearing.”

The door-knocker earring is more than a piece of jewelry, but a cultural marker with deeply rooted significance for women of color. For this reason, it is one of 111 indispensable design objects included in the upcoming exhibition, “Items: Is Fashion Modern?” In a new interview from the curatorial team, 3 wearers navigate the cultural nuances and meanings of the iconic earring mo.ma/2t6GjJn

[Photo: Amanda Lopez. Styling: Tanya Melendez]

#itemsMoMA #moma #museum of modern art #doorknockers #fashion

[elliotanderick]

@badbunnypr for our @time cover story! [screaming in non-english] wearing @willychavarrianewyork and @venedacarter ✝️ TIME’s first ever all Spanish cover. Arguably, one of the most influential pop artists of our time whose fusion of Latin genres in music have broken down barriers right through mainstream media, all while challenging traditional notions of masculinity within a culture oftentimes plagued with machismo. Gracias @dilys for the opportunity to art direct and photograph this project, our first cover— bringing all the elements of painterly romanticism and Caribbean spirituality that makes our work. And thank you to our wonderful team! Photographs: Elliot & Erick Jiménez @elliotanderick Stylist: Nycole Sariol @nycolesariol Executive Producer: May Lin Le Goff for Aries Rising Projects @maylinlegoff @ariesrisingprojects Production Coordinator: Nikki Cardona @ncovrt Make Up: Bo at The Wall Group @bo_champagne @thewallgroup Hair: Tanya Melendez at The Only Agency @ladysoulfly @theonly.agency Lighting Technicians: Paula Andrea, Khalilah Pianta @sup.paulaandrea @khalilah.pianta Digital Technician: Tara Raine @tara__raine Styling Assistant: Jax Chen @jax_wc) Production Assistant: Kayleigh Hair @kayleigh_alyson Studio: Smashbox Studios LA @smashboxstudios https://www.instagram.com/p/CqVVbxouu3D/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[joseluisetre1216]

Tanya Melendez wearing the gray bandana print Soid Studios facemask. Thank you for your support Tanya . . . . . . . . . #soidstudios #soidstudiosny #wearing #handmade #facemask #gray #color #bandana #print #fall #winter #collection #person #personoftheday #respect #wear #wiw #wiwt #post #photo #photooftheday #follow #fit #fitmuseum #coordination #supportlocal #supportsmallbusiness #supportlocalbusiness #pandemia #pandemic (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAqLb9wj_Uf/?igshid=h0g5bg4c1byf

#soidstudios #soidstudiosny #wearing #handmade #facemask #gray #color #bandana #print #fall #winter #collection #person #personoftheday #respect #wear #wiw #wiwt #post #photo #photooftheday #follow #fit #fitmuseum #coordination #supportlocal #supportsmallbusiness #supportlocalbusiness #pandemia #pandemic

[nofatclips]

I’m not in Love (10CC cover) by Kelsey Lu - Directed and Edited by Alima Lee

#somethingneweveryday #music #kelsey lu #lu lu mcjunkins #kelsey lu mcjunkins #10cc #eric stewart #eric michael stewart #graham gouldman #graham keith gouldman #teo halm #oscar emilio #video #music video #alima lee #brook sinkinson withrow #amelian kashiro #tanya melendez #mandy harris williams #brook sinkenson withrow

[philaprint]

IG of the week goes to Tanya Melendez, artist of a new exhibit called "Adornment" in Los Angeles until April 1st.